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Penalties You Can Face For Unpaid Payroll Taxes

Penalties For Unpaid Payroll Taxes

As an employer, you are required to pay employment taxes to the IRS for each of your employees. Failure to do this can result in penalties from the IRS.

Find out what taxes you should be paying to the IRS, what penalties can result from unpaid taxes, and how an attorney can help.

Key Insights We Will Discuss

-Types of payroll taxes you need to pay
-Penalties for unpaid payroll taxes
-How a tax attorney can help

Types of Payroll Taxes You Need to Pay

-Employers are mandated by law to submit payroll taxes to the state and federal governments.

Some of these taxes can include:
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Failure To File Canada Foreign Property Returns – Form T1135 – Penalties And Voluntary Disclosure

John Richardson

Introduction – Form T1135 is a “Penalty Jackpot” for the Canada Revenue Agency

Penalties

This provides information (including a table of penalties and frequently asked questions) about penalties for late or improperly filed forms and information returns.

Failing To File

The penalty for failing to file a return is $25 per day for up to 100 days (minimum $100 and maximum $2,500). This penalty does apply to Form T1142.

When failing to file is done knowingly or under circumstances amounting to gross negligence, the penalty is $500 per month for up to 24 months (maximum $12,000), less any penalties already levied. This penalty does not apply to Form T1142.

After 24 months, the penalty is 5% of whichever of the following resulted in the requirement to file the information return, less any penalties mentioned above already levied:

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What To Do If You Are Accused Of Concealment of Income?

Don’t Fudge The Numbers

If you have been accused of concealment of income or making false or misleading statements on your tax return, you can face dire criminal and civil consequences and must get in touch with an experienced taxpayer attorney as soon as practicable.

Hefty Penalties

If you file a fraudulent tax return, it is considered misreporting and concealment of income by the IRS; concealment of income could result in both civil and criminal penalties under the law. That being said, civil penalties are usually more common; this is because the government needs to dedicate fewer resources to the investigation as it has to meet a relatively lower burden of proof.

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5 IRS Penalties Changed Under The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2018

This post contains cocktail party killer one liners about how 5 IRS Penalties Changed Under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2018.

My editor also quipped that reading this post helps with insomnia as well. So if you are looking to either kill a party and/or fall asleep faster please continue reading.

If you are a tax practitioner however, you better know this stuff and with all due respect – most do NOT.

The 5 big changes are summarized as follows: Read More

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IRS Bills, Penalties And Interest Charges

Generally, April 15th is the deadline for most people to file their individual income tax returns and pay any tax due. During its initial processing, the IRS checks for mathematical accuracy on your tax return. When processing is complete, if you owe any tax, penalties or interest, you’ll receive a bill which you’re responsible for paying. Interest and penalties can add up quickly if you don’t pay the full amount right away. Read More

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All Of Georgia Now Eligible For Disaster Tax Relief

Hurricane Irma victims in the entire state of Georgia now have until Jan. 31, 2018, to file certain individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

This includes an additional filing extension for taxpayers with valid extensions that run out on Oct. 16, and businesses with extensions that ran out on Sept. 15. It parallels relief previously granted to Irma victims throughout Florida and in parts of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and Harvey victims in parts of Texas.

For taxpayers in Georgia, this relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Sept. 7, 2017. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until Jan. 31, 2018, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period. Read More

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Green Card Holder Pleads Guilty of Failing to File FBAR and Report UBS Account, Will Pay More than Half the Assets in FBAR and Tax Penalties

A Greenwich, Connecticut man pleaded guilty October 26, 2017, to failing to report funds he maintained in foreign bank accounts to the Department of Treasury, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Chief Don Fort, IRS Criminal Investigation.

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Appeals Should Accept Good Faith Requests to Review Section 6702 Penalty Abatement Cases

In last week’s blog, I discussed my concerns regarding the failure of the IRS Office of Appeals (Appeals) and Wage & Investment (W&I) to adequately identify the particular frivolous position prompting mailing of a notification letter. This letter provides taxpayers with 30 days to withdraw the frivolous position included on an income tax return or in a submission to the IRS, and thereby avoid application of the $5,000 frivolous return penalty imposed by IRC § 6702. The lack of clear identification regarding the objectionable issue, however, can sometimes make it very difficult for taxpayers to timely determine and correct the frivolous position.

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Unused LLCs And Corps

Why do you keep forming LLCs, partnerships or any kind of corporation when you’re not really ready to do business?

Then, you have these legal entities, with stringent tax filing responsibilities – and you do nothing.

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Happenings Inside The IRS Under The New Administration

Last week in Denver, Colorado, the IRS quietly paraded out some of their race horses to share what is happening under the new administration. With Steven Mnuchin‘s most recent confirmation as Treasury Secretary and Commissioner Koskinen’s days numbered, a sense of being rudderless was anticipated.

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Be Careful What You “Fix For” – Mr. Kentera Meets Mr. FBAR

John Richardson

The “unfiled FBAR” continues to be a problem for certain Homeland Americans with “offshore accounts” and all Americans abroad, who continue to “commit personal finance abroad”.

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Kentara

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Court Finds Couple Willfully Failed To File FBAR

Ephraim Moss

If you thought FBAR penalties were more bark than bite, a recent U.S. District court case is sure to change your mind.

In United States v. August Bohanec et ux, USDC CD Ca., No. 2:15-cv-04347 (December 2016), the Court found that the taxpayer’s failure to file the FBAR was willful and affirmed the IRS’s enhanced FBAR civil penalty, i.e., a fine equal to the greater of $100,000 or 50% of the balance in their unreported accounts.

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